Thursday, October 19, 2006

Elementary/Middle: Try Science

http://www.tryscience.org/

"TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself.
TryScience is brought to you through a partnership between IBM Corporation, the New York Hall of Science (NYHOS), the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), and science centers worldwide.New interactive content is added regularly to these areas:
Adventure: Thematic interactive experience
Experiments: Hands-on (offline) activities with an online component
Field Trips: Interactive science center features, plus a science center locator
Curious?: Short polls and activities based on a hot topic question, plus related news links
Live Cams: Live views from webcams at science and technology centers worldwide"
It is written in 9 languages (Eng/Span/Portugese/Ger/French/Italian etc) and also has a menu of hands-on science museums in many countries and US states. Live Cams are especially cool. Thanks to Derek's Blog (http://blog.core-ed.net/derek) for the tip.

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